West Vancouver Yacht Club is home to one of the most active junior racing programs in Western Canada, the North Shore Sailing Team. The club has actively supported youth sailing for over 20 years, and athletes from WVYC have gone on to compete in national and world championship regattas.

Since 2007, the North Shore Sailing Team (NSST) has provided sailors with the opportunity to develop their skills as racers and train with experienced sailing coaches to improve their performance at targeted events.

In recognition that the best winds are usually during the day between 11am and 3pm, we will run our primary practices on Saturday. This will allow us time to prepare before hitting the water, make better use of our time on the water by setting marks and running practice races, and time at the end for debriefing and cleanup. We will also offer Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30-6:30 and Sundays from 12 to 4 pm. If there is no wind we may not go out.

Please note that these times are subject to change to accommodate the schedules of the participants and coaches. Some fleets may not practice all four days. The coaches will work out a schedule that best suits their fleet.

Anyone interested in joining our team please drop by on any of the training days and speak with a coach or the sailing director.

The 2018 Events Schedule is as follows:

Event

Date

Location

Fleets

Frozen Assets

Feb 10, 11

Victoria

Lasers

Midwinters North

Mar 10-11

Jericho

Lasers

Midwinters West

March 23-25

Santa Barbara

Lasers

Kitten Cup

April 28, 29

Royal Vancouver YC

All

Spring Dinghies

May 5, 6

Royal Victoria YC

Optis, Lasers, 29ers

Springtime Regatta

May 19, 20

Kelowna

All

Spring Surf Regatta

Jun 2-3

Hollyburn

Fevas

Waves

June 29 - Jul 1

Royal Vancouver YC

All

BC Champs

July 7-8

Squamish

All

Laser North Americans

Jul 12-15

Alimitos Bay, CA

Lasers

BC Summer Games

Jul 18-22

Cowichan

Optis, Lasers

Wind Regatta

Jul 20-22

Cascades Locks, OR

Optis

Comox Regatta

Jul 27-29

Comox

Optis, Lasers

Pacific Coast Champs

Jul 31-Aug 5

Cascade Locks, OR

Lasers

Bellingham Youth Regatta

Aug 10-12

Bellingham

Optis, Lasers

Whistler Regatta

Aug 11-12

Whistler

Optis, Lasers,Fevas

Opti Canadians

Aug 17-23

Squamish

Optis

Octoberfest Regatta

Sep 14-16

Seattle

Optis, Lasers

Fall Dinghies

Sep 22-23

Victoria

Optis, Lasers, 29ers

Pumpkin Bowl

Oct 13-14

WVYC

All

Bluenose

Oct 27-28

Kits YC

Fevas, Lasers, 29ers

All sailors must be a member of a BC Sailing Member Club. For more information on junior membership with West Vancouver Yacht Club, please click here.